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53 killed, 90 wounded in attack on Afghan compound

At least 53 people were killed and 90 others wounded Wednesday in an insurgent attack on an Afghanistan governor's compound where Taliban fighters were facing trial, local officials said. Nine insurgents with explosives strapped to their bodies stormed the compound in Farah province, bordering Iran, Reuters reported.

 

Suicide bomber kills 22, wounds 40 at Afghan wedding

Suicide Bomber

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a wedding reception in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least 22 people including a prominent politician, and wounding 40 others, police said.

 

Twin suicide car bombings in southern Iraqi city kill 22 near government compound

Suicide bombers detonated two explosives-laden vehicles early Tuesday near a government compound south of Baghdad, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens, Iraqi officials said. The attacks come as Iraq’s top political factions started to discuss in earnest whether to ask some of the U.S. troops to stay beyond the Dec. 31 withdrawal deadline because of the security situation.

 

Blast ahead of Afghan summit

Blast ahead of Afghan  summit

A suicide bomber blew himself up in downtown Kabul on Sunday killing, three Afghans and raising fears about the prospect of further attacks in the capital as senior diplomats from dozens of nations are scheduled to arrive for an international conference on Tuesday.

Senh: Sometimes I wonder whether or not I should continue putting up these kinds of news regarding the middle east. There are attacks by suicide bombers everyday in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan.

 

CIA bomber's wife says war must go on against US

The Turkish wife of a Jordanian doctor who killed seven CIA employees in a suicide attack in Afghanistan says her husband was outraged over the treatment of Iraqis at Abu Ghraib prison and the U.S.-led invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan....

 

Pakistan Taliban claim attack on CIA

The Pakistani Taliban claims they used a turncoat CIA operative for the suicide bombing that killed seven CIA employees in Afghanistan as revenge for a militant leader's death.

 

Number of US soldiers killed in Afghanistan doubles in 2009

Number of US soldiers killed in Afghanistan doubles in 2009

The year's tally was 319, compared with 155 in 2008, due mostly to the crude but ever larger and deadlier roadside bombs built by the Taliban.

 

Baghdad hit again, day after 127 killed

Baghdad hit again, day after 127 killed

Four people are killed in two blasts in Iraq's capital, a day after a string of suicide bombings kill nearly 130 people and injure more than 400 in attacks on government buildings, a neighborhood and a commercial district.

 

At least 127 killed as explosions rock Baghdad

Car bombs exploded amid busy streets and official buildings in Baghdad this morning, killing at least 127 people and wounding 450 more, in the latest assault on the Iraqi government by militants, according to police officials.

 

Bomber Strikes Near Pakistan Court

A suicide bomber struck outside a court building in the main northwest city of Peshawar, killing at least five people and wounding 49.

 

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